Swadhar Institute for Development of Women and Children

Project Brief: Supporting education of children, adolescents and their parents in the slums of Bibvewadi area in Pune. Project Type: Non-Formal Educational Centers (description) Primary Focus: other (description)

Target group: drop-outs and corporation school-going children, adolescents and their parents in the slum areas of Bibvewadi area in Pune.

The community center's goal is to provide several activities through the day as follows: - The day will start with Abhyasika (study period) from 8am - 10am, supervised by a teacher. - The Non-formal education classes and Balwadi will be held from 10am-2pm. - Training for adolescents will be provided from 2pm-4pm. The vocation chosen for the training will vary depending on local needs and interests. - A library service will be open from 4pm-6pm. - Finally, the day will end with another session of Abhyasika from 6pm-8pm.

This model for the community center is currently being implemented at one location in Bibvewadi (sponsored by Wipro). This link has the photos of the center: http://picasaweb.google.com/ashachicagofoto/SwadharFeb2008

1) Abhyasika study class and reference library for low-income school going group 2) Non-Formal Education (NFE) classes for drop-out children with an aim to get admission into mainstream school. 3) Life skills education for adolescent girls 4) Library resources for home-lending to children, adolescents and parents